Card-holder for garment-hangers



W. J. LANDRY. CARD HOLDER FOR GARMENT HANGERS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1920.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

UNITED, STATES :PATENT OFFICE.

WALLACE J. LANDRY, OF BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA.

CARD-HOLDER nonv GARMENT-HANGERS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented An". 10, 1920.

v JLpplication filed February 26, 1920. Serial No. 361,447.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, \VALLACE J. LANDRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baton Rouge, in the county of'East Baton Rouge and State of Louisiana, have inventarovide a holder of this kind which can b .l

more cheaply made than the card holder set forth, illustrated and claimed in the Patent Number 1,821,926 issued November 18, 1919, to IVallace J. Landry and at the same time to provide a holder which can be sold at a reasonable profit.

Another object involves a holder carried by or forming part of a central projection extending upwardly from the garment shoulder supports of a hanger, whereby the label or card may be read without separating the collar of the garment from the projection. 'In other words, hangers having central enlargements or projections are designed to be used on the racks of the floor cases of a department. store so that the garments can be suspended very closely together and yet at the same time permit the labels containing information relative to the various garments to be easily read at a glance from a distance Without separating the collars of the garments from the hangers.

The foregoing result has been accomplished in the aforesaid patent by means of a sheet metal holder attached to the edges of the enlargement or projection, but it is the aim of the present invention to eliminate the sheet metal holder which has been found to be more or less expensive and in lieu thereof to form the holder on the projection of the hanger, so that the hanger and the holder can be constructed at the one time. In other words, it is the aim to eliminate the necessity of attaching the holder to the hanger after the hanger is made, which method is very expensive, and by forming the holder with the hanger at the time the hanger is constructed the expense is reduced to a minimum and yet the same result is attained.

aims to provide a by forming depres- The invention also holder for the hanger, sions or countersinks in the edge of the projection or enlargement of the hanger, said depressions or counter-sinks being rectangular in outline, and in such an instance one of the walls of the countersink or depression is cut away, infact opens in the side of the hanger, while the remaining edge walls of thedepressions or countersinks are under cut to provide retaining means fora card or label which may be inserted in the depression through the open side thereof. This construction of holder can be formed when constructing the hanger, and it has been found very cheap so that the hanger can be sold at a reasonable profit.

While the design and construction at present illustrated and set forth is deemed'preferable, it' is obvious that as a result of a reduction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the invention may be susceptible to changes, and the right to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a floor case showing one of the legs extended, and illustrating several hangers mounted on the rack and showing the card holder applied to the hangers,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the hanger. and the holder construction thereon showing a modified design of projection on the hanger,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the hanger showing the holders as applied, and labels or cards inserted in the holders,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective view of a portion of the projection of the hanger, showing the detail construction of the holder; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 3.

Referring to these drawings, 1 designates a hanger as a whole, which is similar in construction and design to that shown in the aforesaid patent, therefore, a detail description of the hanger is unnecessar However, the hanger is constructed with a projection or an enlargement 2, and as shown in Fig. lit'inay dowiiwardly and out wardly diverging label holder supporting edges 3, or similar: holder supporting edgesextending horizontally as shown in Fig. 2. These edges have countersinks orfdepressions 4 which may be any suitable" shape; preferably,g'rectangular.. It will be noted that one of the walls of each depression or countersink is cut away so that'the depression is open atone side thereof, permitting of a more convenient access to the dcpres-' sion. Tlie'other edgewalls ofeacli depression ai'e'uncler cut as shown at 5, 6 and 7. 'Owin'gjto one of the walls of the depression being cu'taway it is obvious that a card or label may be inserted in the depression, engaging with the under cuts 5 and 7 in order to guide the label or card into place. hen

the label or card reaches theend of its movement intoth'e depression, the labelor card willengag'e the under cut 6. It will be seen that thewalls 8 of the under cuts'5, 6 and 7 overlieand retain the label or cards in place, and it is'to'be notedthat this construction ofholder'is capable ofbeing very cheaply made at the time the hanger is constructed, so that the hanger with the holder combined can be sold at areasonable profit. As pre viously stated,'the'cheapness', simplicity and tl' eltinie and labor consumed iii-constructing tliepre'se'ntholder are the main features of applicantsinvention for with these advantages, the present holder is more serviceable, and is designed to attain the same result as may be attained in the aforesaid patent.

The invention having been set forth, what is'claimed'as'new and useful is 1. The combination with an ordinary garment hanger provided with a central proplace.v

2. The coinbination'with an ordinary garmei'it hanger provided with acentral proj ection extending upwardly to a point above the arment shoulder su 3 aorta: of the han er and having a label receiving edge positioned n ,a plane a substantial distance above the collar of the garment, said edge havinga partial ,marginal overhanging L-shaped :fiange to overlie 'andretain the label or card on sa d edge.

An ordinary garment hanger provided with a central projection extending upwardly and terminatinga substantial distance above the" garment shoulder supports of the hanger and having a label receiving gjedge positioned on a plane a substantial distance above the collar of thegarment, poolets; formed'in said edge having their diagonal opposite s des open to permit the inscrtion of la'bels'from diagonal'opposite sides of the pro1e'ct1on, the remaining sides of the pocket having'rnarginal flanges overlying the labels to retain them in the pockets.

In testimony wliereo'f'l' hereunto ailix my signature.

WALLACE J. LANDRY. 

